Iraqi Flat Bread: Samoon, Khoubiz, Naan - Oh My! (Help...)

[Kristi Azawi]

I am looking for a recipe for flat bread, but there are SO many I am not sure what I am looking for. This particular flat bread is not a pocket bread. It mostly resembles Naan, but I don't believe that it has the labna. The bread is large (about 18 inches in diameter) and when it cooks it has a golden color with darker brown spots (from bubbling I imagine). If anyone knows the bread name or has a recipe for it, please help. If there is already a thread for it, please direct me to it. Thanks!

[Cookgirl]

Is it lavosh?

Are you specifically asking for Iraqi flatbread?

If it helps you at all, Chef, this is the "multi-purpose"
Arabic bread recipe I use for all my Middle Eastern/Greek, etc.
meals:

Arabian Pita Bread

It's delicious and very easy to prepare.

[Um Safia]

Hi Kristi

I like this recipe Taftoon - Persian Wholemeal Flat Bread

it is easy to make & the bread turns out well. It's not quite as large as you are talking about & I'm sure you are after a different bread to this but whilst I look for another recipe for you, you might like to take a look!

When you say flat bread, do you mean a truly flat bread or do you mean a flat bread which has a bit of body (say the thickness of your little finger) ?

I'll have a look round & pop back in later!

Rezika.

[chef FIFI]

here are some recipes....not sure if they are exactly what you need.. It may be called Laffa/lafa bread

http://www.sooogood.org/iraqi_food_recipes/arabic_flatbread_recipe.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080723130025AA064JS
http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?p=2482931&sid=ab2a84aeaced26e42efc860c446a1038

Here is a video of a woman making it.
http://www.tastyornot.com/How+to+make+a+laffa

[Kristi Azawi]

Thank you for the recipes, I will start at the top and try each one until I get it right!!!

[FantUm]

If you have spent time overseas in the military mainly in Iraq then I know just what your looking for. They have 2 particular types of bread, one made in the more populated areas such as the city and the tortilla style made in small population areas and in home. The diamond shape bread most preffered is called Samoon.

I myself had spent time looking for the name and how to make Samoon. I hvae found one recipe that has been recycled over and over on many websites.

You can find it here:
http://www.mrbreakfast.com/superdisplay.asp?recipeid=2651

I haven't made it yet but it sounds right. Also if possible it tastes best when made in a stone oven.

Hope this helps.